As nouns the difference between butler and slav
is that butler is a manservant having charge of wines and liquors while Slav is a member of any of the peoples from Eastern Europe who speak the Slavic languages.
As a verb butler
is to buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.
As a proper noun Butler
is {{surname|A=An English and Irish occupational surname for someone who was a butler or wine servant|from=Middle English}.
butler
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.
* 1929 , Baldwyn Dyke Acland, Filibuster , Chapter 2
*:“One marble hall, with staircase complete, one butler' and three to one flunkey, gloves to another, and there was the fourth poor blighter looking like an orphan at a Mothers' Meeting. …"
A valet, a male personal attendant.
Derived terms
* buttle (backformation)
Verb
(en verb)
To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.
References
slav
English
(Slavs)
Noun
(
en noun)
A member of any of the peoples from Eastern Europe who speak the Slavic languages.
(British, birdwatching) The Slavonian grebe.
Derived terms
* Slavdom
* Slavic
Related terms
* slave
* Slavonic
Anagrams
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